Struggling Sochi will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Rostov in the upcoming league round. It's 14th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sochi form and stats
Sochi have collected 14 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-2-6. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Sochi, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
A nice win for Sochi last time playing, versus Krasnodar. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Andrey Mostovoy and Christian Noboa scoring for the victors. Ahead of that match, Sochi won a home game hosting Orenburg (5-1).
Sochi are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 12 games. Sochi have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Rostov form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (20) away in Premier League, are W4-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Rostov's previous game was their home loss versus Lokomotiv Moskva (1-3). That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus CSKA Moskva.
The travelling fans enjoy Rostov's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 11 league matches away. Rostov have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rostov - Sochi 2-0.Top Goalscorers
  E. Shomurodov 11 goals |  A. Mostovoy 6 goals |  R. Eremenko 5 goals |
Sochi missing players
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| Sochi | Rostov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 26 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 20 | 39 |
| 28 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 22 | 34 |
| 91% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 82% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 36% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 82% | 77% |
| 18% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 55% | 41% |
| 14% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 27% | 18% |
| 45% | 42% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 91% | 77% |
| 27% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 36% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.5 | 5.4 |
| 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 293 | 161 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 156 | 379 |
| 93 | 52 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 57 | 133 |
| 28% | 31% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | 29% |
- All of Rostov's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rostov has the fewest matches under the total-line (3)
- Rostov has the most conceded goals (22) away
- Rostov has the most dropped points from leading position (15)
- Rostov has the most matches over the total-line (18)
- Rostov has the most scored goals (20) away
- Rostov have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Rostov have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rostov have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rostov haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sochi have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 50 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| 4 | Rostov | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 30 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Arsenal Tula | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Ufa | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Tambov | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Ural | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 25 |
| 12 | Sochi | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Orenburg | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Rubin Kazan | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 23 |
| 15 | Krylya Sovetov | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 16 | Akhmat Grozny | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 20 |